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llje Ufeful Family Her hat. 1 4 ;^ 



the refl:, but that they have a Cluller of Flowers 

 breaking out at one Side, within five or fix Inches 

 of the Top. This" is long^ brown, and thick, and 

 tefentbles a Catkin of a Filbert Tree, only it is 

 longer and thicker. The Root is long, flattilh, and 

 Creeping: It is of a llrong and rather unpleafanC 

 Smell when frelh, but It becomes very fragrant, 

 and aromatic in drying. Our own has its Value, 

 becaufe we can have it frefh, but the dried Root 

 is better had of the Druggifts ; they have it from 

 warmer Countries, where it is more fragrant. 



The Juice of the frefh Root of Acorns is excel- 

 lent to promote the Menfes, it works by Urine 

 moderately, and gives no Offence to the Stomach. 

 The dried Root is cordial and fudorific, it warms 

 the Stomach, and is good againft Indigeftions and 

 Fevers. 



Common Acorus or Yellow Flags. 



A COR US ADULTER INUS. 



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A Common Plant in our Ditches, and by River 



Sides, diflinguifhed by its blue-green. Flag 



like Leaves, and its large yellow Flowers, which 



in Shape refemble thofe of the Iris, or Flower de 

 Luce. It grows three or fourFeet high: The Stalk 

 is roundifh, but a little flatted, of apale Green, very 

 ereft, firm, and not branched. It only fends out 

 two or three Shoots upwards from the Bofom of 

 the Leaves. The Leaves are a Foot and a half 

 long, narrow, fiat, and fbarp at. the Edges, 

 the Flowers ftand at the Tops of the Stalks, and 

 are large and beautiful. The Seeds are numerous, 

 and are contained in large triangular Veflels. The 

 Root creeps. 



The Root of this Is the only Part ufed, fome 

 iave confounded them with the true Acorus Root, 

 tut they are called, by v/ay of Diftinilion, falfe 



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